The word "festival" was first recorded as a noun in 1589! Initially, the word had been used to describe church holidays. Today, however, the word festival denotes many different types of celebrations. In southern Oregon that can mean a variety of themes. From an October glass blowing festival to a Medford Jazz Festival--and every kind of celebration in between! The common bond is that all southern Oregon's festivals seek to provide entertainment. And that's exactly what they all deliver.

We are just starting to list all the festivals in the southern Oregon area, so pardon us if we have missed some. Know of others we've missed? Then just shoot us an email at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll make sure to add it to the following southern Oregon festival listing:

Art Along the Rogue - Grants Pass, OR  early October

Art in Bloom - Medford, OR  early May

Ashland Food & Wine Classic - Ashland, OR  early November

Ashland Independent Film Festival - Ashland, OR   mid-April

A Taste of Ashland - Ashland, OR  late April

Boatnik Festival - Rogue River, OR  late May

Britt Festivals - Jacksonville, OR  June - September

Children's Festival - Jacksonville, OR  mid-July

Chowder, Blues & Brews - Florence, OR  early October

Confluence 2011 - Reedsport, OR mid-February

Festival of Light Celebration - Ashland, OR  mid-November

Food & Wine Classic - Ashland, OR  early November

Glass Harvest Festival - Ashland, OR  early October

Jackson County Harvest Fair & Microbrew Festival - Central Point, OR   early October

Medford Cruise - Medford, OR   mid-June

Medford Jazz Festival - Medford, OR  early October

Multicultural Fair - Medford, OR  late September

Oregon Chocolate Festival - Ashland, OR  early-March

Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Ashland, OR   February - October

Pear Blossom Festival - Medford, OR  early April

Rogue Valley Railroad Show - Medford, OR  late November

Red, White & Boom - Medford, OR   July 4th

Rogue Winterfest - Grants Pass, OR   early December

Southcoast Clambake Jazz Festival - Coos/Bay & North Bend, OR mid-March

Taste of History - Medford, OR   mid June

Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo - Medford, OR   early June

Winter Folk Festival - Florence, OR mid-January

World of Wine Festival - Gold Hill, OR   end of August